You're watching the good stuff I'm your host calling frontis and I'm sitting with
Peterson tech program director at this old horse and thank you so much for joining
us thank you Queen for coming out so last time we were here we learned
a lot about this old horse but there's
a whole nother side to it there's the community outreach program can tell us
a little bit about that it's well our reach program is from community events that
we get invited to special interest groups for each groups to Girl Scout Groups
to Hastings moms and kids however going is
a shame this is. Whenever we're asked to attend we attend anybody that's where tour
we bring with them OK so what something that you might do say with the Hastings mom
thing kids well they haven't come out to go for
a tour and they get to see the horses we like to have them come out during
a feed time OK they can sign waivers and then they can help give the horses their
food they can see the horses will bring one out they can brush
a horse that's nice and let others this is their home through OK with little
kids that get together and do with different things for their kids and then we have
the K.
To twelve. Homeschooling groups to come out to same type of thing get on with tour
expose them to the horses tell them with the history of the horses but them rushing
little bit Padam
a little bit. So you're kind of just getting people used to being around
a horse given them an opportunity Yeah you know him an opportunity but he has the
chance to live in town you've got a small backyard you got a dog or
a cat you know I think you know I love horses but you don't you don't have
a pony in the backyard. Everybody needs the pony and everybody there a once
a pony Yes yes they do so with that then you also go.
To different locations we go out to events we get asked to come to events like
a tractor supply they have their adoption days Purina days OK We'll take
a couple horses set up
a arena round pen but I'm there the people can come and paddle and hear our story
take information and be exposed to the horses so for the adoption days I'm guessing
that something cats and Canada option dog adoption puppy erect and then you come
with the horse and then we come with you know how do you feed that I don't want you
can look. At it or trying to change yeah. We want to go to their
little girl who thought she wanted the kitty cat you know decides I want
a black and white pony that or that one of them me. But luckily for them they they
can sponsor whores say in sponsor
a horse that's all right can kind of be theirs and spirit that is correct they can
go on our site they can pick the horse of their choice they're pretty Palomino that
little black and white miniature that beautiful black quarter horse that big green
a thoroughbred and say I want that horse to be mine and sponsor it was sponsoring
means is they contribute to that horses care OK when they sponsor that horse we let
him come out and they can groom that horse they can spend
a little time with that horse and some hours sponsors don't come out they just have
that card that has
a picture of that horse and and that's what they want they want all their caring
for somebody and for an animal that's good enough but yeah yeah so what goes
into caring for let's just say one hundred K.
One horse it's a sign it's somewhat the same as
a dog or cat you have your food so they bail hay bale hay costs on average five
dollars a bale OK that Bale last two days for one horse you have a bag of feed
a bag of feed in general cost twenty five dollars if your average horse eats five
pounds of feed
a day that bag of feed well last. Five days and I think I was twenty five
or if it's fifty lb bag then the last ten days and then you have your trims their
hopes are like our fingernails we'll trim our fingernails they have to trim their
have their hoofs trimmed they grow out it takes one year for the huff to grow from
the host line the hair line all the way out to the ground on so all but they have
to be trimmed like nine times
a year and the average tough trimmed mean without shoes cost about fifty dollars
and so do this might be
a dumb question but I guess I just don't know and do all horses need shoes know all
horses do not need shoes it depends on their workload depends on their terrain that
they're on OK if they're hoofs like our fingernails are wearing down too fast then
you'd want to do something else what a shoe why a working horse
a performance horse a jumping horse
a barrel horse that's really pounding hard on it if that sand their little rocks
that file off the hooks so then you'd want to put
a shoe on to protect the Hoffs or so that's all about protection OK so you have
your hay you have your grain and you have your huff Tremaine ninety year at about
fifty dollars a piece so that's before in fifty dollars
a year for Huff trams then you have your vet bills your annual shots if you're
lucky to have just it be the shots that's just like your dog or the cat they need
and you'll shots that's about one hundred dollars
a year. And then they they have to have teeth work done OK and that's about two
hundred dollars a year so in the year cleanings like we do once
a year once the once
a year check is good they'll they'll clean the tire they'll take any barbs off to
have them out a little bit but that's about two hundred dollars a year so all told
a single horse in
a year is going to cost for its care that's not your board and an equal right just
their care over two thousand dollars
a year OK break it down you're about six fifty seven dollars
a day OK so which which people realistically spend on coffee and
coffee and
a pastry every time you think about going to coffee shop on your way to work you
spend that five dollars we'll take one of those five dollars and buy
a some Bale Yeah Yeah exactly yeah that's a good one there it's
a very simple process and when you break it down to that level for them they can
say I can afford five dollars Right yeah so do you offer education programs for
people who are interested in learning about horses and learning how to care for
them yeah one thing we did in particular this year was we partnered up with the
Dakota County for each program horse it was horse program. Horse less horse mortal
grass horse program That's what or how is that wrestlers course.
For a Dakota County for H.
Horseless horse program OK the kids that they they have
a love for horses that want to be around horses learn about horses they have me on
paper program I'll quit programs we've partnered with them this year that they get
to come in and what they're studying will break them up in groups this group will
do the paperwork study the other group or go out and see it in person sold like
Scooter if we're talking about here grooming Michelle can you bring Scooter up here
and Scooter come here. Ring right up in the middle here high school what are.
Pretty if we have the for each group boat in there studying grooming that week then
Mashal will take scooter out there arena here with part of them part of the group
and teach them how to actually groom
a horse and they get hands on they get to groom
a horse if we're talking about equipment then we'll take out the English saddles
we'll take out the western saddles we'll take out the halters the bridle is the
bits the different reins and teach them the different parts that they're studying
about they get to actually see him as the horseless horse students are the kids
that live in town they don't have access to
a horse or have to land so to partner with them is really special for us but it's
also provides an opportunity for these kids to actually hands on with
a horse and that was really brought about by the founder Nancy Turner who grew up
with
a farm next door that she had actually got to go and work on and learn the horses
and things so she was provided that opportunity growing up and it's giving back to
the community. So do you ever run into the kid who is super gung ho to be
around horses and then gets there and is terrified of them we have
a couple that have come in and they just can't wait to get there and you'll say OK
come on out and pet this horse and they get about two feet and they just freeze up
yeah yeah they have a lot bigger it's bigger they never touched
a horse before they've seen him on T.V.
They've seen him in movies they've read about him but they've never been that close
to wanting. As specially
a full size right all maybe the pony and little pony ride around in
a circle at the grocery store type parking lot but
a Big twelve hundred pound horse like Scooter they can be
a little intimidating as you can see he's kind of
a wild boy. Down. So.
What about any schools to partner with schools we have to code
a ridge private or public school in Apple Valley OK special needs school troubled
kids or special needs and I'll call it they come out and they do service projects
with us. Come out twice
a week oh installs. Sweep the alleyways clean the lobby just to come out and
do service work OK not so much to come out and be with the horses but to get some
out here and exposes them do they get to because I think we saw this before horses
are very therapeutic if you're working with troubled kids they get to interact with
the horses and they can vary and they can the same as you or I or anybody else they
can go into our website and register for Lassen all or long interior for feed crews
and such and have that interaction but they're here for their service project and
we provide that you talk about other schools we've had St Mary's College and went
on up to. Great partnership with them the end of May third weekend in May We had
a group of students come up they wanted to do a service project for
a nonprofit and luckily for us they chose us some wonderful kids came up for the
weekend two days in the night up here and they did service work they cleaned the
grounds and stuff and it was perfect timing in the end towards the end of April
they are spring cleaning up for our run for the roses fundraiser or derby day there
every day so that was fantastic great kids come up and we hope they come some more
come in and we keep that collaboration going all cardinals they had all the same
that's
a must so you also holistic the Red Jack Saddle Club sell what are some of the
activities that that course there is there are
a saddle club there for showing horses OK but they also all have our special
Olympic team oh sure horses halter class writing
a big portion of that because they have to belong to a club so rejects out
a club is their club is their club and the large portion that is our Special
Olympics and they will ride they'll practice their traits and then they'll go to
the special lympics in North Branch on the nineteenth of August OK it will take
horses up there in the students up there and they'll never form oh they don't need
. Just like anybody else can that means and we teach them to to ride we teach
them to handle the horse the same as I would teach you or anybody else I don't look
at your specialty I don't look at you need I just want to teach you to sit on
a horse yet teach you soft hands on a horse teach you to control
a horse and we can do that so this is a view you have over there
a PUA tick program. Anytime you're right
a horse is there everybody. As you can see was good or just being around him is
therapeutic yet still riding is there
a PUA tick so we do not concentrate on their special needs now we treat them the
same as everybody else and we're going to teach you to see to said we're teachers
soft hands we're teach you to ride and then they participate in our Special
Olympics portion of our Saddle Club and also part of our saddle club is
volunteering to be part you're committed to so many hours of volunteer work OK of
your choice because we here can be at the Special Olympics show it can be wherever
but as I go at the it's always comes back to service and giving some back for what
you're getting while you're going to get
a lot back with the horses to yeah yeah you have any community events coming up. We
have I think our next community event we have several The next one is Purina days
at Tractor Supply and so same all in June then the first part of July we
have vintage horse market Dakota County Fairgrounds that we've been invited to come
over and participate OK hand out information tell our story in vintage horse market
I'm assuming that's
a vintage horse apparel. Has to do with horse greatly marketable we're also
collaborated with Jeannie Klein who has that and so she's kind of putting that
together in this been nice enough to invite us to be part of it and of course then
we have the Special Olympics and the nineteenth of August and I know I'm missing
something big in there. But we take advantage of everything we can get it and it
comes across that our story and absolutely be there we really try to take advantage
of it while I have
a running us come out today and measure talking to our viewers about your facility
it's fantastic and if you want to know what big event Pete miss you can check out
their website at this old horse dot org There you go.